Anchor and brace fob bails of railway-tracks



S. A. NELSON. menus mo BHACE for; was or RMLWA Y TRACKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, I919.

Patented Nov. I1, 1919.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SWAN A. NELSON, OF TUNNEL HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

ANCHOR AND BRACE FOR RAILS F RAILWAY-TRACKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1 l, 1919.

Application filed March 6, 1919. Serial No. 251,021.

has for its object to form a device 0 this nature that shall be sim no and cheap t0- manufacturegeasy of; app icatioin'and ei licient m use; to provide a device that will '15 prew entthe-ralls'of a'railroaultrack from spreading-thereby preventin accidents; to H make such in device adj net ing, n a to my conimoclate=diflbtentf gagefi ofti'u'cks it?) p Q These and other objectsof my invention are set foiftlly in tbe"fcfllowing specification, and shown inftbe drawings annexed hereto, \which' form a material part of this disclosure, and in which 80 Figure "1 isle transverse sectional view of a track showing my rail anchor andbrace.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line 3---3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail face view.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the insulating connection between the two halves-of thetierod.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the rails and 2 the ties of a railroad track,

the rails being secured upon the ties in the usual manner.

In order to prevent the spreading of the rails. I form a tie rod comprising the anchor members 3 in the form of flat strips. the

outer ends of which are bent over upon themselves-as at 4, to form books which are adapted, when the anchor members are passed 'under the tie, to pass around and clamp 60 tightly upon the outer side of the base flange 1 of the rail. The inner ends of the anchor members terminate in rods 3 united to one another by a connection which maintains them electrically insulated from each other.

' slot '23 in the brace whereby the brace and As here shown these inner ends have round nuts 5 screwed thereon and held by set screws 5'. Inc-losing these heads are insulating' sleeves (3 upon which are mounted the caps 7 having their exteriors formed with right and left screw threads respectively. AeouplingBhavingcorrcsmndihgly threaded opposite ends, is secured on the caps 7. p

. hose anchor members each have two openings formed therein adjacent the base flange 1. ()ne of these openings is adaptedto receive the scrmr-t-hicaded stem 10 0th clamp 11 which, as shown'in Fig. 3, is so formed as.;.to pass around the bottom and. part oflthe sides of u .tiennd engage the same losely. ,lNuts 12 if d' '13 engage the screwlthreadellwstem 10 on i he 0 )posite sides fof the anelwrmembcr ttil'ligild t ie said stem ,in placewithrelationtmgheilattcr. '11 brace 15 is ,gltlgpbed ftb'nlb ljli closely} fitithe Lwe'b 1Mof side thereof and 11m 'ijecting. ecrewlthreede'd g throughtthe other openrn iin'the anchoI'iA-B," and heldingplace Lhereilfi new nutslTa'rilbBfl 18 on th'e:opposite sideili btheanchon l A suppprtingmenibrffio tilfitted against the rail onrlheop msite side tof'the brace Bind fits snuglylxetween thetread lfi of the'rail and lhc baseflange 1' thereof. 81,-

This member 20 is secured in place by a bolt 21 passing through an opening 22 therein, and through a suitable opening in the web of the rail and also through a vertical supporting member are both secured to the rail. Formed integral with the supporting member are downwardly projecting lugs 25 which are adapted to straddle the tie.

in operation, the rails being set to gage, my anchor members are secured in position upon the rails, the clamping ends closely en- 'gaging the outer side of the base flanges when the turn-buckle 1 is turned to bring the screw threaded stems of the anchor members into position to bring and hold said members and rails ilrthe desired iosition with relation to each other. The clamp is placed around the tie and its end is secured to the anchor member, the brace and supporting member are also put into position, as above described. with the result that the rails will be held firmly in position by said anchor members and braces and by said clamp, and will be prevented from spreading and be braced against side strains.

Having thus described my invention and set forth the manner of its construction. what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device for preventing the spreading of the rails of railroad tracks, comprising a pair of anchor members engaging the respective rails at opposite ends and connected to one another, rigid straps connected at one end to said anchor members and extending under and engaging one of the ties, braces secured to the anchor members and resting against the webs and base flanges of the rails on the inner sides thereof, and supporting members resting against the webs and base fian es of the rails on the outer sides thereof, and bolts passing through the rails supporting memher and braces and securing said supporting member and braces in position.

2. A, device for preventing the spreading of the rails of railroad tracks, comprising a pair of anchor members engaging the respective mile at opposite ends and straps connected at one end to said anchor members and extending under and engaging one of the ties, braces secured to the anchor members and resting against the webs and base flanges of the rails on the inner sides thereof, and supporting members resting against the webs and base flanges of the rails on the outer sides thereof, and bolts passin through the rails, supporting members an braces and securing said supporting memhers and braces in position, the said braces having vertical slots formed in the upper ends thereof to receive the said bolts.

3. A device for preventing the spreading of the rails of railroad tracks, comprising a pair of anchor members engaging the respective rails at opposite ends and connected to one another, rigid stra is connected at one end to said anchor members and extending under and engaging one of the ties, braces secured to the anchor member and resting against the webs and base flan es of the rails on the inner sides thereof, an supporting members resting against the webs and base flanges of the rails on the outer sides thereof, and bolts passin through the rails, supporting member and races and securing, said supporting member and braces in position, the said braces havin ventical slots formed in the upper ends hereof to receive the said bolts and the said support, ing members having lugs formed thereon adapted to straddle the railroad tie engaged by the said strap. i

4. The combination with a pair of anchor members forming a tie rod for rails, of heads formed on the adjacent'ends of said members, insulating sleeves upon said members surroundin said heads, caps surrounding-said insulatin sleeves, said caps being exteriorly Screw fiireaded and a coupling member screwed u on said caps.

In testimony w iereof I have signed my name to this specification, this 4th day of March, 1919.

SWAN A. NELSON. 

